Left-wing Terrorism

Left-Wing Terrorism is a form of political terrorism, within the broader category of ideologically motivated violence, distinguished by its adherence to revolutionary leftist ideologies aimed at overthrowing capitalist systems and establishing socialist or anarchist societal structures.

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2.3K

Citations

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Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Terrorism Studies

Children

Anti-capitalist MilitancyAnti-imperialist ViolenceClass-based Revolutionary StrategyDomestic Left-wing TerrorismGuerrilla CampaignsIdeological RadicalizationInsurrectionary ViolenceLeft-wing Armed GroupsMarxist-leninist TerrorismPolitical Violence Against The State

Publications

Origins of terrorism: psychologies, ideologies, theologies, states of mind

Choice Reviews Online · 1991 · 554 citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +11

The Effect of Competition on Terrorist Group Operations

Stephen Nemeth · Journal of Conflict Resolution · 2013 · 158 citations

Social Sciences, Conflict Studies, Political Science +12

Laying a Foundation for the Criminological Examination of Right-Wing, Left-Wing, and Al Qaeda-Inspired Extremism in the United States

Steven M. Chermak, Jeffrey A. Gruenewald · Terrorism and Political Violence · 2014 · 119 citations

Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology +13

Countering Female Terrorism

Karla J. Cunningham · Studies in Conflict and Terrorism · 2006 · 108 citations

Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Feminist Theory +10

Blood and rage: a cultural history of terrorism

Choice Reviews Online · 2009 · 75 citations

Social Sciences, Cultural Studies, Political Science +14

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Authors

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James J. F. Forest
University of Massachusetts Lowell, United States
2 publications · 53 citations
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Brent L. Smith
University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States
2 publications · 105 citations
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William Lee Eubank
University of Nevada, Reno, United States
2 publications · 33 citations
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Jesse J. Norris
SUNY Fredonia, United States
2 publications · 50 citations
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Leonard Weinberg
University of Nevada, Reno, United States
2 publications · 33 citations
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Institutions

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Venues

Terrorism and Political Violence
10 publications · 313 citations
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Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
5 publications · 242 citations
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Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 5 publications · 759 citations
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New Criminal Law Review
2 publications · 50 citations
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Contemporary South Asia
1 publications · 17 citations
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